Namgay Tshering


Namgay Tshering is a Bhutanese politician who has been Minister for Finance since November 2018. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan, since October 2018.

Early life and education

Tshering was born.
He received a degree of Bachelor of Science in Communication from the University of Madras, India, and a Master's degree in Public Health from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.

Professional career

Before entering politics, he served as the project coordinator, planning officer at ministry of health, program manager at National HIV/AIDS control program, and National professional officer at World Health Organization,.

Political career

Tshering is a member of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa. He was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan in the 2018 elections for the Dokar-Sharpa constituency. He received 4,155 votes and defeated Chencho Dorji, a candidate of Druk Phuensum Tshogpa.
On 3 November, Lotay Tshering formally announced his cabinet structure, and Namgay Tshering was named as the Minister for Finance. On 7 November 2018, he was sworn in as Minister for Finance in the cabinet of Prime Minister Lotay Tshering.